1/ Since I’m lying in bed & have to think, I’m going to expand on an earlier quote about allies & friendships... Just indulge me...
I grew up in a rough part of London & we grew up with a ‘code’ & one of the most important parts of that code is ‘loyalty is everything’...
I grew up in a rough part of London & we grew up with a ‘code’ & one of the most important parts of that code is ‘loyalty is everything’...
2/ No matter what, your boys should come first. In my mid to late teens, I would have happily jumped in front of a friend at harm to myself if it meant that I saved their life.
I feel in with the wrong crowd, disobeying my parents & not even focusing on my studies...
I feel in with the wrong crowd, disobeying my parents & not even focusing on my studies...
3/ My mum hated my friends. She knew that they were no good & was so scared for me she put me in another school out of the area to keep me away from them.
It did no good.
I was walking around the ‘Endz’ like I owned it, just as long as I could be with my ‘boyz.’
It did no good.
I was walking around the ‘Endz’ like I owned it, just as long as I could be with my ‘boyz.’
4/ I wasn’t doing too well in school & luckily I had an uncle who looked out for me. 1 night while I was outside the station, he came & picked me up.
My uncle gave me advice that changed my life. He said “no friend will help you make choices that will mess up your life.”
My uncle gave me advice that changed my life. He said “no friend will help you make choices that will mess up your life.”
5/ He continued “most people get friendship wrong. People think that your friends are those that are there for you in the hard times. That’s partly true but the greatest test of a friendship is when you are doing well. Jealousy can make the best friendships bitter.”
6/ He then told me “any friends where you feel you have to dumb yourself down & force yourself to be something that you are not are not for you.”
& Uncs was right.
To cut an incredibly long story short, I started to realise that when I had certain life successes...
& Uncs was right.
To cut an incredibly long story short, I started to realise that when I had certain life successes...
7/ like good grades, learning to drive, going to Uni & even getting married was met by indifference. I remember almost getting into a fight with 1 of my boys cos he said I was acting “too big for my boots & I was acting like I was better than them” - cos I had a new job!
8/ My circle is nice & right now - I move with some people from Bits but not the 20 - 30 guys that I moved with regularly.
Some people are with you for a certain time but they are not going to be there forever.
One last clue of a good/bad friendship is their view of the time.
Some people are with you for a certain time but they are not going to be there forever.
One last clue of a good/bad friendship is their view of the time.
9/ the friendships where you can only talk about the past & how you used to be exclusively are the ones that tend to break because as you grow, you are having less & less in common.
Decent friendships focus on what you are doing now in the present. But the best 1s look at
Decent friendships focus on what you are doing now in the present. But the best 1s look at
10/ Where you are going in your future too. Your allies will look at the potential in you & will help you bring it out.
Your allies will cheer you on & indulge ur crazy dreams offering a support & critique when needed.
I hope that you all find such friends, twitter peeps. Fin.
Your allies will cheer you on & indulge ur crazy dreams offering a support & critique when needed.
I hope that you all find such friends, twitter peeps. Fin.
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